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1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda

10.51.13 10.51.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.51.14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.51.14inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

स इक्ष्वाकुकुले जातो मान्धातृतनयो महान् ।

मुचुकुन्द इति ख्यातो ब्रह्मण्य: सत्यसङ्गर: ॥ १४ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

sa ikṣvāku-kule jāto

māndhātṛ-tanayo mahān

mucukunda iti khyāto

brahmaṇyaḥ satya-saṅgaraḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Mucukunda was the name of this great personality, who was born in the Ikṣvāku dynasty as the son of Māndhātā. He was devoted to brahminical culture and always true to his vow in battle.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Mucukunda’s Devotion and Faithfulness

1
Śukadeva Gosvāmī identified the man as the great personality Mucukunda.
2
Mucukunda was born in the Ikṣvāku dynasty as the son of Māndhātā.
3
He was devoted to brahminical culture and always remained true to his vow in battle.

How it feels

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He was devoted to brahminical culture and always true to his vow. Previously, he had spent many long years helping to protect the demigods from the demons.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.51